66SportFury
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Just had the front wheels replaced and rear Nittos mounted up. 275/60/15s out back and 255/60/15 on the front.
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New wheels and tires.....
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We need to see some photographic evidence. Trust but verify...
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Thats a big tire for up front.... Looks good though
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Is that a trained guard cat?
66SportFury
Senior Member
That's my cat George.
1Fury1
Slab Side Slacker
Looks great. Was just about to post about a wheel decision i need to make. Couple questions. Are those torque thrusts on the front? What offset? Are the back wheels7s or 8s ?
66SportFury
Senior Member
They are Summit 141 Legends in Gunmetal, 15 x 7, 3.75 backspace. Rears are pretty rare 15 x 8 Ramcharger steelies with 4.00 backspace. Perfect fit..!
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1Fury1
Slab Side Slacker
Damn fine looking engine bay by the way. I hope my brake line tubing job turns out that good.
bulldogchesty
Senior Member
That is one beautiful car.
66SportFury
Senior Member
You just have to take your time with the lines. Also think out of the box when bending. Believe it or not tin cans work!! Took me a while to get the lines the way I wanted them. Car is going to the track soon. I just have to install the Polylocs and the additional HP mechanical fuel pump and she'll be ready.
66SportFury
Senior Member
Thank you very much. I love the car. It's one of my favorite Mopars I've owned, next to my 71 and 74 Challengers.
1Fury1
Slab Side Slacker
I have a set of 14" swagelok tube benders that put a nice radius on 3/16 lines, but I do like the tin can idea for the loops.
Bought a new distr block from Inlinetube model BLK243 they said its for A, B, or C bodies with dual MC but it doesn't meet up at all with the new front lines, so I'm using the old distr block for the front and going straight to the proportioning valve for the rear just like you did there.
However I will be going from the front (smaller) section of the MC to the proportioning valve for the rear drums, and the rear section to the distribution block to the front disks which is the opposite of yours, but you have a slightly different looking master.
66SportFury
Senior Member
Yeah, it's all SSBC disc brake stuff. Master is a Corvette master with dual diaphragm booster. I'm also running an electric vacuum pump. Not enough vacuum at the motor for the brakes.
1Fury1
Slab Side Slacker
Not enough vacuum at the motor for the brakes.[/QUOTE said:
66SportFury
Senior Member
What cam are you using? If you're stock, no worries. If the cam is not stock, you'll have to put a vacuum gauge on the motor to see where you're at. 18” of vacuum is required to allow a booster to operate correctly. If not, you'll need a pump or a vacuum canister.
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1Fury1
Slab Side Slacker
Not stock it's running 10:1 compression. Good information Thanks.
BJS racing
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66, what headers are you running? I just bought a 65 sport and am getting ready to start working on it here in a couple of weeks and am going to be doing wheels and tires so this helps a bunch and then noticed that you have headers on your car. Any thing you have done to yours that you care to share would be great as its been a long time since I had one of these cars. My first car was a 65 Fury III 4 door. Looks great and look forward to hearing anything you have to say!
Jason
Jason
1Fury1
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66SportFury
Senior Member
Hi Jason, sorry for the delay....Post some pics of your 65 when you get a chance. Like to see it and hear what is has and your story of how ya got the car.
66 Sport Fury original 440 car.
440
Hyperutectic pistons
In two weeks a new set of 906 fully ported heads are going in. 40 to 50 hp gain.
Cam, Mopar Performance, 280/ 280, Lift .474/ .474. I'll be going roller this
summer.
Hedman headers long tubes, 1 7/8 I believe. TTI's down the road.
Custom mandrel bent 3" exhaust with H pipe into Dynomax 3" Ultra flo's with 3" tail pipes.
Tailpipes are being removed this weekend and 3" turndowns are being
installed.
Performer RPM intake.
850 Holley HP, with bay mounted fuel pressure gauge.
K&N X-Stream Filter
MOPAR performance mechanical fuel pump.
Holley electric fuel pump, running 2 filters.
Mopar Performance 6 al Ignition box with Rev Limiter P4876728
MSD Pro-Billet Distributor Small Cap
MSD 8.5 wire set
Transmission, 727 TF built by Dynamicconverters transmission in Delaware
Street/Strip, Reprogrammed valve body for firmer shifts. 5.0 ratio kickdown lever.
Heavy-duty low/reverse spring and hi-performance bands and clutches. Trans is rollerized.
Converter, 9 ½" Race/ Street 3500 stall
355 gears. 275/60/15 Nitto's DR on 15x8 Ramcharger Steelies. 4" Backspace
SSBC Disc Brakes conversion with Corvette Master cly and dual diaphragm booster that is run from an electric SSBC vacuum pump.
Front suspension is totally rebuilt.
In the next few weeks, the heads will go in and a set of Polylocs,.then it goes to the track.
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BJS racing
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Here are a couple from the day I picked it up a couple of weeks ago.
My first car in high school was a 65 Fury III 4 door and ever since I wanted to find a 2 dr hard top preferably a sport. I found this one down in Houston and the guy was asking $3500 for it and I ended up talking him down to $2800. It is an almost complete car. Missing air cleaner and a couple of other little things. I have started it with a coffee can with gas in it through the fuel pump and it lit right off no smoking or ticking and the oil pressure came right up like it ran the day before. I am building a new carb for it right now and going to put a new fuel pump and filter on it and change the oil. Optima battery going in and going to see what I have to work with. Needs some love on the front passenger side floor and some reassembly on the interior. Trying to find the rear package tray or deck panel that goes between the back glass and the back seat as this one is jacked. It has the original 383 in it at least for now. Really looking forward to getting it going and cruising with it.
My first car in high school was a 65 Fury III 4 door and ever since I wanted to find a 2 dr hard top preferably a sport. I found this one down in Houston and the guy was asking $3500 for it and I ended up talking him down to $2800. It is an almost complete car. Missing air cleaner and a couple of other little things. I have started it with a coffee can with gas in it through the fuel pump and it lit right off no smoking or ticking and the oil pressure came right up like it ran the day before. I am building a new carb for it right now and going to put a new fuel pump and filter on it and change the oil. Optima battery going in and going to see what I have to work with. Needs some love on the front passenger side floor and some reassembly on the interior. Trying to find the rear package tray or deck panel that goes between the back glass and the back seat as this one is jacked. It has the original 383 in it at least for now. Really looking forward to getting it going and cruising with it.
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